Article by Emma Spears, Growth Op A survey commissioned by Canadian cannabis company FIGR Brands Inc and conducted by data service firm Maru/Blue suggests that many Canadians feel uncomfortable discussing their cannabis use with co-workers and family members Fewer than 39 per cent of survey respondents claimed to feel comfortable discussing their pot consumption with their parents, while even fewer — just ...

Article by Carlie Beblin, Cannabis Life Network For most cannabis users, smoking weed allows them to fall asleep fast; Often unable to remember their dreams. So, does smoking cannabis affect your ability to dream? Think about it… if you are a regular smoker, can you recall any of your recent dreams? Maybe a few dreams on occasion, but not likely very many. Have you ever taken ...

Article by Jane Stevenson, Toronto Sun While it’s legal, the idea of chatting about smoking up at the holiday table turns out to be a bit of a bummer, a study has found. P.E.I.-based cannabis brand FIGR commissioned a national survey to learn how open Canadians will be about talking about toking at the dinner table during holidays — and ...

Article by Angela Stelmakowich, Growth Op It’s likely no surprise that older people who consume cannabis use it for pain, sleep and anxiety, but perhaps more eyebrow-raising is that a solid majority of seniors who count themselves as consumers now started after age 60. So notes a new study by researchers at the University of California San Diego School of ...

Article by David Silverberg, Growth Op The pandemic might have grounded your vacation plans overseas but that doesn’t mean you can’t explore your own country this summer and discover under-the-radar sites ideal for the adventurous Canadian cannabis fan. That’s why we’re looking beyond the obvious hotspots, like Vancouver’s Vansterdam strip, to list a few hidden gems and lesser-known landmarks for ...

Article by Megan Turcato Global News A North Okanagan cannabis company that is facing the threat of bankruptcy is working to revive its business. True Leaf, which built a production facility in Lumby, B.C., went into creditor protection earlier this year. Now the company’s founder said the business has secured new investment and has made proposals to creditors to get out of creditor ...

Article by Marc Geen, Growth Op Legalization was supposed to open up opportunities for Canadian farmers, but barriers to entry and billions of dollars in foreign investment have cut them out of the big picture. The importance of Canadian agriculture should not be overlooked as it generates more than $110 billion in GDP annually. With only 7.3 per cent of land in ...

Article by Sam Riches, Growth Op The latest quarterly report from the Ontario Cannabis Store (OCS) says that the legal industry has reached a turning point. “This quarter marks a milestone for the sector on the critical front of pricing,” Cheri Mara, chief commercial officer at the OCS, writes in the report’s introduction. For the first time, Mara notes, the price ...

Article by Catherine Carstairs, The Conversation In 1923, when it became illegal to possess cannabis in Canada, very few Canadians would have heard of the drug, let alone tried it. So why did legislators target weed? Cannabis advocates have long blamed women’s rights activist Emily Murphy. Her 1922 book on the drug trade in Canada, The Black Candle, claimed that marijuana users “become ...

Article by  John Sewell, TRNTO Every once in a blue moon, among the dull, grey, lifeless reports by government agencies, one report emerges that is vibrant, full of life, talking to an issue of the moment and begging for public action. The Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC) report, disguised by a sleepy title, A Disparate Reality, is that odd animal of ...